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Since its launch on 4 June earlier this year, the MARPOL Annex V e-learning course has surpassed over 2,200 enrolments in just four months, with 1857 participants successfully completing the course, making it one of the most popular courses freely available on the IMO e-Learning portal.

African nations united to strengthen Port State Control (PSC) and combat plastic pollution at sea with the support of the GloLitter Partnerships Project in Madagascar (9-11 July).

With up to 23 million tonnes of plastic entering aquatic ecosystems every year, the Madagascar authorities are taking decisive steps to strengthen the way waste is managed in its ports.

The second GloLitter Africa Regional Task Force Meeting took place this week (30 June - 4 July) in Antananarivo, Madagascar, bringing together key stakeholders to tackle marine plastic litter from shipping and fisheries.

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A Guidance Document Regarding the use of Cost Recovery Systems for the Delivery of Waste from Ships has been added to the Knowledge Library under the GloLitter Partnerships Project.

Growing portfolio of projects to tackle marine plastic litter from sea-based sources unified under new OceanLitter Programme.

Businesses operating in the shipping and fisheries sectors are invited to express their interest in joining the OceanLitter Global Industry Alliance (GIA)

A major global project to help the maritime transport and fishing sectors in developing countries move towards a low-plastics future, the GloLitter Partnerships Project has been granted an extension by the main donor, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).

The GloLitter Latin America Regional Task Force has concluded a week-long programme of work to develop twinning arrangements across the region at a meeting hosted by GloLitter Lead Partner Country, The Federative Republic of Brazil.

India, a Lead Partner Country (LPC) under the GloLitter Partnerships Project has now published its National Action Plan (NAP) for management and prevention of sea-based marine plastic litter.

The Maritime SheEO conference took place in Mumbai, India on 21 November 2023 featuring a range of speakers from the maritime industry and related fields.